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Guarding Tess

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Guarding Tess (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 10  Rotten:11 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis:
Tess Carlisle is the widow of a former United States President. A quarrelsome older woman, she's known for her belligerent manner and her blatant disregard for protocol. For Doug Chesnic, the Secret Service agent assigned to the widow, standing watch over the cantankerous old lady is more... [More]
Tess Carlisle is the widow of a former United States President. A quarrelsome older woman, she's known for her belligerent manner and her blatant disregard for protocol. For Doug Chesnic, the Secret Service agent assigned to the widow, standing watch over the cantankerous old lady is more than he can tolerate. After three long years as her bodyguard, Doug finally gets a new assignment. But before he's had the chance to celebrate, Tess has him brought back to her Ohio home for yet another go at being her bodyguard. Tess and Doug may be like oil and water together, but they'll soon realize that they've needed each other all along. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn

Director: Hugh Wilson

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 14, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Special Features: Interactive Menus, Theatrical Trailer, Scene Selections.
  • Keep Case

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06/14/05 10:32 AM
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02/18/05 01:01 PM
Todd Jorgenson
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11/19/04 08:19 AM
Robin Clifford
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A fun idea, blandly executed

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03/19/04 02:47 PM
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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12/02/03 01:41 PM
Nicolas Lacroix
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Brandon Judell
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07/20/03 01:05 AM
Walter Chaw
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Speaks to the universal human yearning for someone to watch over us.

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07/18/03 04:06 AM
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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So-so sitcom-like star comedy.

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06/16/03 05:18 PM
Ken Hanke
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05/20/03 05:06 PM
Janet Maslin
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Shellie Iliff
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02/14/03 08:10 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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They should have pulled her detail.

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02/14/03 12:15 AM
Bob Bloom
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11/07/02 01:22 PM
James Rocchi
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09/10/02 08:09 AM
Kevin N. Laforest
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08/26/02 02:24 PM
Brent Simon
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I was on set the day they filmed the opera scene.

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08/15/02 08:07 PM
Mike McGranaghan
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Comedically challenged piffle. This one hardly even seems to be trying.

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07/26/02 01:10 AM
Scott Weinberg
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